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Captured Italian General's Praise

THAILANDERS OCCUPY TOWNS

> FROM PAGE ONE

"In all the praise of the brilliant British strategy which and Namkhain in the vicinity of routed the Italians, none impressed me more than that of two Savannakhel. captured Italian generals-Cerio and Mezzari-with whom I re- turned to Alexandria in a destroyer," cables a special correspon dent of the Sydney "Sunday Despatch" with the Mediterranean Neet.

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"Mezzari, swarthy and scowl-I ing, was scintillating with medal ribbons and Fascist insignia, Į Obviously he is a party man. He complained, while sipping a

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not

Petain Receives Pro-Axis Laval

Yesterday, two Thai planes drop- pel two bombs on the French side of the Mekong River opposite Paklay.

Yesterday noon, a plane of unk known nationality but believed to be a photographing Thai craft, flew over Saben st a great height.

Thai Troops Driven Out

HANOI, Jan. 19 (Domei).The French tovees' operating in north- western Lets province, drove out |Thai troops which had penetrated the border in the Luanrabang and

Paklui areas as the result of the

French counter-offensive launched

January 15.

all his personal belongings be

FROM PAGE ONE cause the British rush complete- ly surprised the Italian staff. Vice-Premier, are now smoothed out. Tears coursed silently down his No further indication is given in

official quarters concerning the sub-on furrowed face.

ject of Petain's talk with Lavul, Sunginary fighting took place on "Cerio, did

Wear a single

Observers at Vichy believe, how-January 18 along the Palpet-Shopira Fuscist decoration. The shivered fron the effects of a bout of coastal ever, states the "Iluvas" agency, that hiteway in Cambodia as Thai troops the meeting will have a political sought to advance eastward, while fever,

"His aide-de-camp said that Ceria sequel shortly. The meeting took | Thai, aircraft bombed the Vientiane iplace in a chateau In the Allier aerodrome on January 17. An ar- tillery dugl took plore in the Savan- had aged ten years. In three days Department.

nakhet arcs. he had seen the work of a lifetime! in Libya wrecked because of political rensons

Nazis Silent

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)--The German radito made no mention of amy meeting having taken place to- day between Hitler and Mussolini.

Nothing Known brilliantly-conceived LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-

in authoritative faultless precision. Nothing is known with

"Faultless Precision" "After eating his first food for four days Certo sald that the British ear- rled out operation

We had no idea of the extent of the circles in London of any meeting be- manoeuvre until after we had been tween Hitler anel Mussolini to-day. surrounded,

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FROM PAGE ONE

Quiet Week-End LONDON, Jan. 19

based 10 miles south-east of Sidi ZURICH, Jan. 19 (Reuter).-The grounded both the RAF, and the Barrani, and prepared to full back report originating in Rome press eir-Luftwaffe during the night. to stronger positions covered by articles that Hitler ant Mussolini are to lery. But when your tanks rolled up meet in Germany to-day to-

(Reuter)- we found that we were attacked from morrow, is not confirmed from either Large numbers of raiders to-day

rear.'

Axis capital but political circles re-approached a south coast town. "Cerio saitl that the British early renewal of Dictator con- Incendiaries were showered on it mechanised units cut the coast roud versations as probable in view of the but fire watchers and others were and the Italian water pipeline. Then, hanged situation in the Mediteran-prepared and many fires were soon whelmed the Italian-defences-one-victorica after the other.

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"Ah! what a mistake it was for us ever to have occupled Sidi Barrani. We should have marched straight through to Alexandria last summer or else not moved at all,

"I knew that Ski Darrani wasi Just handful of brickdust in the de-f sert sand but I was not aware of the incredible degree of British mechani-! sation."

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The extent of additional help from

(Reuter). Germany to her battered ally will There was little German air activity doubtless form the basis of discussion. "round our coasts" during to-day,

states the Air Ministry,

ITALIANS

RETREATING

FROM PAGE ONE

A single enemy bomber dropped bombs on an east coast town in the morning but the damage was little and casualties were few.

LONGber In Channel

(Reuter),—— Jan. 10 After a quiet day, marked only by the shooting down by British fighters of an enemy bomber in the Channel, as alert was sounded In London some

A burst of gunfire was heard soon

day night, was again raided on Fri-time after dark. Equipment Too Good day night. "Cerio usked sadly where the A huge fire, states an RAF com-afterwards but a quiet spell followed. Enemy aircraft were reported near British obtained their equipment.

munique, was caused near the petrol "Surely the British Fleet is not the dumps. Other damage could not be west England town, a Midlands only feet in the Mediterranan, he observed owing to tie weather cou-town and an East Anglian town to- said. 'Our equipment was insu-ditions but all bombs fell well in the night. elent to meet e scale of your target area.

One Italian bomber was shot down We always had mechanised units. marvellous plans for mechanisation. by an Australian squadron. but they were never fully carried out. R.A.F. operations in Italian

It is the same old story. Here Afrien on the same night included! In Mediterranean

is another defeat to blemish the re-the bombing of

cord

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Axis Bomber Losses

East

FROM PAGE ONE

large transport

started.

.of our army, to which I have yard. in Assab, military buildings at given my life. Our men fight wall, Hargeisa in British Somaliland, an will not listen to anything to the con-enemy camp five miles east of Umm trary. We fought your tonks for 17 Haggar, where fires were hours, but we could do nothing with and of Asmara. and hand-grenades] machine-guns against 12-ton tanks."

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